NDLEA Busts Brazil Cocaine Smuggling Ring as Drug-Laced Shirts, Towels Land Businessman in Trouble

NDLEA Busts Brazil Cocaine Smuggling Ring as Drug-Laced Shirts, Towels Land Businessman in Trouble

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja A 41-year-old businessman returning from Brazil has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after operatives discovered shirts and towels impregnated with liquid cocaine in his luggage at Lagos airport, in a nationwide crackdown that also led to the seizure of over two tonnes of illicit drugs and the arrest of several suspects across the country. The suspect, identified as Abugu Oliver Ikechukwu, was […]

June 15, 2026 12

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Wike Orders 10km Extension of Outer Southern Expressway to Wasa Junction, Defends Land Allocation Policy

By Toffa Momoh ABUJA — FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has directed the immediate extension of the 10km Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) from Ring Road II Junction at Apo to Wasa Junction, saying the move will complete the arterial network and improve connectivity for residents and businesses. Wike gave the directive during an inspection of infrastructure projects scheduled for commissioning to mark President Bola Tinubu’s third year in office. He said […]

May 16, 2026 17

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NUJ Hails NAWOJ Over Secretariat Land Milestone

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has secured land in the Federal Capital Territory for the construction of its permanent national secretariat. The development was disclosed during a courtesy visit by the association’s National Executive, led by its Chairperson, Hajiya Aisha Ibrahim, to the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Alhassan Yahaya. Ms Ibrahim said NAWOJ had obtained the Certificate of Occupancy for the […]

April 17, 2026 18

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FCT Minister Takes Action After Jikwoyi Building Collapse: Owner Arrested, Land Revoked

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has ordered the arrest of the owner of a building which collapsed on Good Friday, April 3, at Jikwoyi area of the FCT, and directed the seizure of the land. Addressing journalists during an on-the-spot assessment of the wreckage on Tuesday, the Minister disclosed that the owner was already in the advanced stages of building […]

April 9, 2026 16

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Wike Approves N5 Million Penalty for Land Use Violations in FCT

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved the payment of five million Naira as a penalty for land-use violations in the nation’s capital, Abuja. The Minister disclosed this in his office while receiving the reports of the two ad-hoc Ministerial committees inaugurated to review the controversies surrounding River Park Estate and the other to review the Land uses/purpose clauses of land and properties at […]

September 3, 2025 46

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Wike Justifies Revocation of Abuja Tech Village Land, Uni-Abuja Land Reallocation

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has clarified the FCT Administration's decision to revoke land allocations at the Abuja Technology Village, stating that the move was essential to pave the way for the ambitious Abuja City Walk project, modeled after the renowned Dubai City Walk. Speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja on Monday, August 4, 2025, Wike revealed that the […]

August 5, 2025 21

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[ICYMI] Lagos intervenes as woman battles monarch for demolishing property, selling land

In the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, a fierce land battle is unfolding, pitting a 64-year-old woman against a monarch in a dispute that has turned the spotlight on longstanding issues of land ownership in the state. BABATUNDE TITILOLA reports When Mrs Olaitan Ogunseye purchased a parcel of land from the royal family of Mushade Odugate of the Majolagbe Family in Ikorodu, Lagos State, in 2000, neither she nor her husband thought the […]

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